Table Of ContentThe Human Microbiome, Diet, and Health: Workshop Summary
Workshop Summary
The Human Microbiome,
Diet, and Health
Leslie Pray, Laura Pillsbury, and Emily Tomayko, Rapporteurs
Food Forum
Food and Nutrition Board
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PLANNING COMMITTEE ON THE HUMAN
MICROBIOME, DIET, AND HEALTH1
GORDON L. JENSEN (Chair), Pennsylvania State University,
University Park
JENNIFER BRULC, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
SUSAN CROCKETT, General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
CINDY DAVIS, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
ERIC DECKER, University of Massachusetts Amherst
MARGARET LEAHY, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia
SARAH ROLLER, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Washington, DC
PAMELA STARKE-REED, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,
Maryland
IOM Staff
LAURA PILLSBURY, Study Director
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
LINDA D. MEYERS, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Board
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FOOD FORUM1
FRANK BUSTA (Chair), University of Minnesota, St. Paul
MARK ANDON, ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
PAUL M. COATES, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
DAVID B. COCKRAM, Abbott Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio
SUSAN J. CROCKETT, General Mills, Minneapolis, Minnesota
ERIC A. DECKER, University of Massachusetts Amherst
CAROLINE SMITH DEWAAL, Center for Science in the Public Interest,
Washington, DC
SAMUEL GODEFROY, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
DAVID GOLDMAN, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
CINDY GOODY, McDonald’s Corporation, Oak Brook, Illinois
SONYA A. GRIER, American University, Washington, DC
BRENDA HALBROOK, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria,
Virginia
JERRY HJELLE, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri
KATE J. HOUSTON, Cargill Incorporated, Washington, DC
VAN S. HUBBARD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
LEE-ANN JAYKUS, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
GORDON L. JENSEN, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
RENÉE S. JOHNSON, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC
WENDY L. JOHNSON-ASKEW, Nestlé Nutrition, Florham Park,
New Jersey
GENE KAHN, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington
CAROL KELLAR, Kraft Foods, Glenview, Illinois
MICHAEL M. LANDA, Food and Drug Administration, College Park,
Maryland
MARGARET LEAHY, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia
ERIK D. OLSON, Pew Health Group, Washington, DC
ROBERT C. POST, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, Virginia
STEVEN W. RIZK, Mars Chocolate North America, Hackettstown,
New Jersey
SARAH ROLLER, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Washington, DC
SYLVIA B. ROWE, SR Strategy, LLC, Washington, DC
PETER VAN DAEL, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Evansville, Indiana
PARKE E. WILDE, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
DEREK YACH, PepsiCo, Purchase, New York
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Food Forum Staff
LAURA PILLSBURY, Director
EMILY TOMAYKO, Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Fellow
(from August 2012)
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
ANTON L. BANDY, Financial Associate
LINDA D. MEYERS, Senior Director, Food and Nutrition Board
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Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for
their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with
procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report
Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide
candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its
published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets
institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the
study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confiden-
tial to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following
individuals for their review of this report:
Cindy Davis, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Robert W. Hutkins, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Artem Khlebnikov, The Dannon Company, Inc., White Plains,
New York
David Mills, University of California, Davis
Connie M. Weaver, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive
comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the report
before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Melvin Worth.
Appointed by the Institute of Medicine, he was responsible for making
certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in
accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments
were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report
rests entirely with the authors and the institution.
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